Incline Block Tariffs divide the electricity
price into several steps or blocks. The first block of
electricity is at the lowest price. As the customer
purchases more electricity during the month, the
electricity bought will eventually fall in block two which
is a bit more expensive. This process repeats
automatically as the customer purchases further
electricity to move into block 2. At the end of the month,
the history is reset and the customer will again start the
next month from block 1.

The process to move from the one block to the
next is automatic and depends only on the amount of
electricity that is acquired by the customer. The movement
to the next block is not at all affected whether the
purchases are spread over many transactions or if all the
electricity is part of one transaction.

Because the blocks increase in the price,
customers can save money by not buying more electricity
than what they will use during the month. It is much
better to wait until the next month and start to buy again
at the low price.

Below is a picture to show how these blocks are
divided for the purchase total during a month:

Electricity
is measured in kWh along the horizontal line at the
bottom.

The first
electricity obtained for the month is always counted
from the left and follow the line as electricity is
purchased during the month.

As more
electricity is purchased beyond the step points, that
portion of electricity will be at the higher price.

Remember the
total electricity bought during the month determines
the steps, not the date or the number of purchases.

Note that the Free Basic Electricity (FBE) is
also included in the blocks. If a customer is configured
to receive free basic electricity, he will still receive
it but it will make up the first part of the electricity
in the month, therefore the purchases will follow after
the free electricity portion.

What
are the prices for Incline Block Tariff electricity?

These
are the prices that have been approved for Eskom:

Tariffs from 1 April 2018until
31 March 2019

Electricity Purchase Blocks
for 20 Amp tariffs

Price (cent / kWh)*

Block 1 [0 - 350
kWh]

112.98

Block 2 [>>
350 kWh]

128.02

Electricity Purchase Blocks
for 60 Amp tariffs

Price (cent / kWh)*

Block 1 [0 - 600
kWh]

127.87

Block 2 [>>
600 kWh]

217.35

Tariffs from 1 April 2017until
31 March 2018

Electricity
Purchase Blocks for 20 Amp
tariffs

Price (cent / kWh)*

Block
1 [0 - 350 kWh]

106.56

Block
2 [>> 350 kWh]

120.60

Electricity
Purchase Blocks for 60 Amp tariffs

Price (cent / kWh)*

Block
1 [0 - 600 kWh]

120.45

Block
2 [>> 600 kWh]

204.76

* All prices include VAT

Who will receive Incline
Block Tariff electricity?

The Incline Block tariffs have
been implemented for all residential tariffs from
Eskom. This means prepayment and
conventional customers will have the same block
tariffs and pay the same price for electricity.

Further information about Eskom tariffs can be found
on the
Tariffs and charges web page from the main Eskom
site.